Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-24
4 NOTABLE DAY.
Ths Anniversary Of the Ordination Of Two
Catholic Clsrgymsn.
FHB JUBILEE OF FATHER HYACIETH
Celebrated at St AlphOnsus The Twenty
Ninth Year
OF SERVICE OF MGR. ]. 7. SULLIVAN.

Yesterday was rather 3 notable day
among the Catholic population of this
city. In addition to its being st. Georges
Day in the calendar of the Church, the an
niversaries of the ordination of two of the
resident clergy of the city fell upon the day,
and the result was fraught with much inter
est to the officers and communicates ofthe
Church. The most important Of the cere-
monies of the day, was the celebration Of
the silver jubilee of Very Rev. Hyacinth
Epp, o. NJ. Cap, which took place at st.
Alphonsus church at 8 n. m. The
Reverend Father is Provincial ofthe Order
of Capuchin Monks in America-an Order
which is widely scattered over the
| world, and which has Houses in
number of the States of the
Union. Rev. Hyacinth was born i'll
Bavaria, and was ordained priest April
%, 1862. He served i'll the mission in
his fatherland, and came to America sew
eral years ago. His regular headquarters
are at Cumberland, Md, but at present he
is resident of this city, owing to the i'll
ness of the late rector of st. Alphonsus,
Rev. Father Anthony. The celebration
at the church yesterday morning were
mainly of a religious character. Solemn
mass was sung at 8 o'clock, the celebraut
being Very Rev. Father Hyacinth himself,
with Rev. Joseph Mullen, of Ritchietown,
rs Deacon, and Rev. Father McElligott,
of the Cathedral, as Sub-Deacon. AT this
service, Rt. Rev. Bishop Kahn was pres
ent, together with Rt. Rev. John T.
Sullivan, Rev. Ignatius Saegerer,
of Woodsville, o.; Rev. c. F..
Schiepp, of this city, and Rev.
Fathers Maurice, Joseph, Felix, Didacus,
Angelus and Martin, of the Capuchin
order. Rev. Maurice, of Canal Dover, o.,
preached suitable sermon in German,
and the Rt. Rev. Bishop made q brief but
very eloquent and eulogistic address in
English.
After the church exercises, committees
of the congregation waited upon Very Rev.
Hyacinth in the basement apartment, and
made addresses and presented the jubilee
offerings, consisting of a great variety OF
very beautiful and useful gifts. Among
these were noticed presents from the sew
eral Houses of the Order in the different
cities of the Union, rs well as from his
clerical friends here and elsewhere.
All considered the silver jubilee was so
observed as to show Enthusiastically that the
Rev. Father stands as high in the affec-
tions of his immediate flock as he does in
the estimation of his superiOrs, who have
entrusted him with the high and reponsi
HE position of Provincial of the Order.
The recipient of these marks of apprecia-
ton left the city at =. NJ. on brief Wis
it to Pittsburgh.
The day was also the twenty ninth an
niversary of the ordination of Rt. Rev.
John I. Sullivan, and that gentleman was
not forgotten by his friends, although there
were no formal services in honor of the
event. Rev. Sullivan was born in
Ireland in 1885, but came TO this country
at very early age. His childhood was
passed at Washington City, where his
early education was received at the hands
of the Jesnits Later he attended college
at Ellicott City, Md. Upon graduating
there, he studied philosophy and
theology at st. Mary's, Balti-
more, one of the most thorough schools in
the country. Upon graduation Rt. Rev.
Sullivan came TO this city, where be was
ordained priest by Rt. Rev. Bishop Car
roll, of CovingtOn, Ky, Bishop Whelan
being absent at the time in Rome. The
young priest was at once made rector of
the Cathedral, and continued in that Office
for several years. In 1869, on the occa-
sion of the departure of Bishop Whelan
on his second visit TO Rome, ri. Rev. Sui
| Ivan was made Vicar General of the Do
cese, which office he still holds. Upon
the occasion of his silver jubilee, April
%, 1888, after elaborate services at the
Cathedral, Bishop Kane. at the conclusion
of an eulogistic address, announced that
the Holy Father, Pope Leo MIL, in addi-
ton to sending his Apostolic blessing, had
made Rt. Rev. Sullivan o Private Cham
berlain in the Papal household, with the
rank and privileges Herewith attached
This honor gave much satisfaction TO the
| immediate friends of Rt. Rev. Sullivan
throughout the diocese, and the congratu-
lations were legion in number and hearty
in character.
But further and equally deserved honor
awaited the Rt. Rev. gentleman. On
may 10, locOi ne was naue DOmeSIlc
Prelate, an Office continuing during the
life of the recipient, and not, as in the case
of the honor of Private Chamberlain, ter
minating with the death of the Pontiff
comforting ii.
Since that time Rt. Rev. Sullivan has
continued in the discharge of his duties at
the Cathedral, administering the matters
in his charge with marked ability. His
popularity seems to steadily increase, and
he has The regard and confidence of ALL
During yesterday the Ri Rev. gentleman
had number of callers who congratulated
him upon the return OF his anniversary.
Yesterday morning the Knights of st.
George marched To the Cathedral, where
high mass was celebrated, and Rt. Rev.
Sullivan delivered an appropriate address.
At the termination of the services, most OF
those present, including the clergy, repair
ed to st. AlphOnsus to witness the jubilee
services above detailed. Altogether the
day was a notable one, and the results
were most satisfactory TO all present at the
Cathedral or st. Alphonsus.
Grand Excursion to PIttsburg via the b. &
o., Sunday, April "a, 1887.
On the ahoye date the ST Alnhnnsue